On #worldprematurityday , I
Just want to remind myself of how grateful I am for this incredible human for coming in our lives a tad bit early (but never too late). 👣
▫️Ridhwan Jain, born at 28 weeks & 5 days.
🔸 Birth weight: 900g (750 g after water retention).
🔸 NICU stay: 2 months (26.05.18 - 26.07.18)

There is nothing than can prepare you for having a premature baby.
Seeing your tiny baby in an incubator for the first time , leaving him behind every night, parenting in an unnatural environment , learning medical terms & even appreciating smaller things like touching your baby’s tiny hands (with nurses permission) , having him placed on you with wires & tubes for skin to skin time & the uncertainty of him having a good day or bad day....
You question everything & are pushed to the edge but somehow this lil man provided us with all hope & strength. 🌈

Sometimes its hard to look beyond the glass. Look beyond the tubes, wires & the noises.
But if you look really really close you will be able to capture the moments that make your journey.💫
That shining sparkle of faith that will look right back at you when you gaze at them.✨

In honour of World Prematurity Day ,
I celebrate my baby & every other child born prematurely.
I celebrate parents who spent countless hours in the NICU as they stare at their baby.
I celebrate the doctors & the nurses who work tirelessly to provide love & care to our babies.

Navigating the journey of prematurity is not easy. Its scary, lonely & full of things no first time parent is ready to face.
But guess what?
Through all the odds, statistics , what everyone may think or say... MIRACLES do happen every single day. ♥️🌟